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Hot Hits
Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.
Maz Jobrani
The Kennedy CenterFri. Jan 31, 2020 Iranian American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani returns to the Kennedy Center.
Soul Divas
Signature TheatreNov. 19 – 23 Signature singers honor the celebrated chanteuses whose unbelievable voices lifted our spirits.
Becoming Jane
National GeographicNov. 22, 2019 – Jun. 1, 2020 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
NSO Pops: Game ON!
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 8, 2020 Mesmerizing celebration of symphonic video game music in its world premiere.
Come From Away
The Kennedy CenterDec. 10, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 Takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.
Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.
A Motown Christmas
Signature TheatreDec. 3 – 21 The holidays get a smooth new groove when delivered motown style in a fun, upbeat and soulful yuletide treat.
Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
The Kennedy CenterNov. 13 – 16 New production that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & ISat. Dec 7 Pianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22, 2020 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
Spotlights
NPO: Voices of Light, Silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc to Richard Einhorn's Score
StrathmoreSat. Nov 23
Washington Performing Arts: Taipei Symphony Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Nov 15
A Christmas Carol
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabNov. 29 – Dec. 29
WNO: Otello
The Kennedy CenterSat. Nov 16
WNO: The Magic Flute
The Kennedy CenterNov. 12 – 23
Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestra with Leon Fleisher
StrathmoreTue. Nov 12
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
A Christmas Carol
Ford's TheatreNov. 21, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
